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Canada names team for Paralympic Games

DURHAM -- Alice Beatty of Uxbridge and Isaac Bouckley of Port Hope are two of the close to 300 members named on Tuesday to Canada's Paralympic team heading to London for the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Five Mississauga Paralympians going to London

Five athletes with Mississauga connections have been named to the Canadian Paralympic team that will compete at the 2012 London Paralympics between Aug. 29 and Sept. 9.

Newfoundland boy, 10 offers Markham Olympian Justyn Warner, teammates his medal

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Canadian's disqualified in 4x100 final for lane violation.

Gold medallist Rosie MacLennan back home

King Township residents erecting signs to congratulate Olympian.

For most Canadian athletes, medals don’t translate into cash

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A lack of public interest in sports revered during the Olympics has historically resulted in corporate Canada passing over even gold-medal winners.

A hero's welcome...

OAKVILLE BEAVER - Oakville Olympians Adam van Koeverden and Diana Matheson were greeted today by a swarm of media and fans at Pearson International Airport as they returned from the 2012 Summer...

Rosie DiManno’s London A to Z

From empty seats to badminton cheats, glorious Pistorius to Niger's ‘Sculling Sloth,’ a very personal highlights list of the Olympic fortnight.

A last look at how Canada did in London

Find out how our athletes did at the 2012 Olympics.

Athletes celebrate as London Olympics close

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While there were still a few athletes competing on the final day of the Olympics, for Halton’s athletes all that was left to do was celebrate the Olympics with their Canadian teammates at the closing...

Closing ceremony the after-party to end all after-parties

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A final Olympic record was set at these 2012 Games on Sunday: Best closing ceremony ever.

Summer Olympics end with a bang

The 2012 Olympic Games started and ended with a celebration of everything British, most noticeably its long and proud tradition of excellent music.

Everything in between the opening and... ...

Canada ties Uganda, Uzbekistan and Grenada in gold-medal count

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But 18 total medals, the same number procured in Beijing, is still a respectable haul and good for 13th overall.

Canada falls just short of Olympic medal goal

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LONDON, ENGLAND -- The final day of the 2012 Olympics failed to produce a medal for Canada, leaving the country a tad shy of the goal set at the beginning.

Hoping to be among the top 12... ...

Toronto's Khetag Pliev wrestles demons to reach Olympics

LONDON, ENGLAND -- The Olympics are filled with tales of struggles, of ups and downs and challenges overcome merely to get there.

Few stories are more compelling than the plight of... ...

Spice Girls, The Who among British acts set to close Games

The Spice Girls and The Who are among the acts celebrating two weeks of sporting competition.

Ontario pair adapts Kenyan racing strategies and applies them at home

Two Canadian marathoners have tried to adopt Kenyan methods to running in Ontario.

Who are the biggest criers in London?

There may be no crying in baseball but plenty of tears have been shed at the London Games, especially at the top of the podium.

Day 15 recap: Bronze and heartbreak for Canada

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With their competitions over, our local Olympians took the opportunity to cheer on teammates, watch some other sports and take in the sights around London.

Bronze medal taken away from Canadian relay team

LONDON, ENGLAND --- The thrill of victory and agony of defeat played out together within a matter of a few seconds for the Canadian men's 4x100-metre relay team Saturday at the Olympic Stadium.

Brooklin's Emily Batty deserves a gold medal for guts

It's a shame they don't give out Olympic medals for guts along with glory.

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